We would like to invite you to the 44th Annual NOBCChE Conference and K-12 STEM Week held at the Raddison Blu Hotel in Minneapolis, MN Oct. 30 - Nov. 3. This year's conference is themed We Are NOBCChE: Community, Leadership, and Partnerships. NOBCChE is an inclusive community of STEM leaders focused on catalyzing STEM partnerships for the 21st Century, and we hope that the workshops and sessions at the 44th conference convey this message. Please read through the Call to Conference to learn more about Minneapolis, Registration/Hotel, opportunities to present your research, as well as, a preview of workshop offerings and our K-12 STEM Week activities.

Argonne National Laboratory seeks applications for the highly prestigious 2017 Named Fellowship. Fellows are hired as Argonne Scholars with full benefits, a competitive salary and a stipend for research support.
For more information and to apply go visit: http://www.anl.gov/careers/apply-job/argonne-fellowships

A modern cloud platform. What if your cloud was truly personalized to your business? What if it seamlessly connected your entire organization from anywhere and from any device? What if you were confident that your cloud data was more secure than ever? It can be with Oracle’s modern cloud.
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Randstad US via PRNewswireIn the face of an ongoing STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) talent shortage, Randstad US conducted a study to uncover key motivations, beliefs and perspectives of STEM-related topics among kids aged 11 to 17. The research shows that despite high interest in STEM studies and confidence in STEM skills at a younger age, interest dwindles as children grow older. Students 11 to 14 years old are 18 percent more likely than students aged 15 to 17 to consider math one of their favorite subjects. Fifty-six percent of young people also said knowing how STEM skills relate to the real world would make STEM classes more interesting.READ MORE

USA TodayYou’re all excited for your interview and then you get the dreaded question. “Walk me through your resume,” the interviewer says. “Walk through it yourself!” you think. “Can’t you read?” We kid — of course, you can only think this. (Please, only think it!)
It may seem like a ridiculous question, but think of it instead as an opportunity. You have a captive audience here to really fill in any holes or gaps on your résumé and talk your interviewer through the bullet points while fleshing them out with the details they deserve! READ MORE

DiverseResearch being conducted by The Center for the Advancement of STEM Leadership may show that “leading with soul” is directly connected to the success of STEM students at historically Black colleges and universities.
"Leading with soul is that element of leadership where the leader is in tune with, in touch with, his or her lived experience, his or her background, and brings that to the forefront in making decisions that affect students in STEM,” says Dr. Kelly Mack, principal investigator at CASL.
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Science News for StudentsGirls who want to go into science, technology, engineering or math sometimes have a tough time finding role models. That’s because men still outnumber women in many of these fields. Some teens might think that’s a problem they’ll solve by going into a STEM field and becoming a role model themselves. But Emily Koehne, 17, decided not to wait. The senior at the Immaculate Heart Academy in Washington, New Jersey, actively searches out female role models in STEM and shares her interviews with them on her own YouTube channel.READ MORE

New ScientistPublic universities in the U.S. employ a dearth of African American, Hispanic and female faculty members in science, technology, engineering, and math fields, according to a new survey of 40 such institutions. The study, published Aug. 16 in Educational Researcher, suggests that the disparity owes in part to a similar lack of diversity in Ph.D. programs that fledge would-be professors. An exception to this appears to be black STEM faculty members who are underrepresented even beyond the proportion of Ph.D.s granted to African Americans.
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ForbesWhen it comes to college majors, those in the science, technology, engineering and math fields are most useful as undergraduate degrees, finds a new study from financial site TheCashlorette.com. The study analyzed median incomes and unemployment rates for adults with only a bachelor’s degree across 173 different majors.
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Fast CompanyEveryone has left an interview feeling they could do the job, but that the interviewer didn’t ask the questions that would allow them to showcase their skills. This problem could cost you a job offer.
The clues for a bad, unprepared, inexperienced, or nervous interviewer are many: Seems distracted,
a cluttered desk,
can't find your resume and/or
experiences frequent interruptions. The air of distraction is a red flag that helps you recognize the kind of interviewer you are dealing with. You can’t tidy their desk, but you can bring copies of your resume that will help give focus. Use the interruptions to take time to focus on how you will proceed.
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ScienceKevin F. Boehnke writes: Three months ago, I finished my Ph.D. studying the spread of waterborne pathogens. My next logical moves would be to get a postdoc in a related field, publish extensively, and scramble like hell to try to get on the tenure track. Instead, later this month, I'll be starting a postdoctoral fellowship studying chronic pain. So why am I drastically switching fields, potentially risking my academic career prospects to effectively start over again in a new discipline? READ MORE

Scientific AmericanAn energy researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, resigned his post as a science envoy for the U.S. Department of State on 21 August, citing U.S. President Donald Trump’s "attacks on the core values of the United States."
In a resignation letter addressed to Trump, scientist Daniel Kammen joined political leaders from both major parties who have criticized Trump’s equivocal response to violent demonstrations by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 12. READ MORE